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NCEA Requirements

Level 1 NCEA Requirements:
• 80 credits at Level 1 or above including;
• 10 credits in Numeracy and
• 10 credits in Literacy
Students will take six subjects each assessing between 20 and 24 Level 1 credits.
The Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy requirements must be met to achieve NCEA Level 1,
2 and 3.

Level 2 NCEA Requirements:
• 60 credits at Level 2 or above and
• 20 credits at any other level

20 Level 1 credits can count towards NCEA Level 2. A full course study of six subjects
would provide 120 to 144 credits at Level 2.

Level 3 NCEA Requirements:
• 60 credits at level 3 or above and
• 20 credits at Level 2

20 Level 2 credits can count towards NCEA Level 3.

NCEA Endorsements

Certificate Endorsement
For an NCEA certificate to be endorsed with Excellence a student must gain 50 credits at
Excellence at the level of the certificate or above. So, if a student has 50 Level 1 credits
at Excellence they may have their Level 1 certificate endorsed with Excellence. Likewise,
if a student gains 50 credits at Merit (or Merit and Excellence) at Level 1 their NCEA
Level 1 certificate may be endorsed with Merit. Endorsement awards show on their
Record of Achievement.

Certificate endorsement is calculated in January each year on the release of external
results. Only the highest level certificate awarded can be endorsed unless students:

• Achieve more than one level NCEA certificate in a single year e.g. a Year 11
student doing multi-level study may achieve both a Level 1 and a Level 2
certificate in the one year and have them endorsed.